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The Colorado State University Extension web site contains a wealth of information about gardening in Colorado

GARDENING CLASSES, MASTER GARDENER CLASSES AND GARDENING HOTLINE.

Planttalk Colorado™ provides reliable, timely information on more than 400 horticultural topics.

Watersaver.org  is an information warehouse dedicated to helping you access water related entities throughout the Front Range of Colorado as well as providing tools that help explain and calculate efficient outdoor watering times, tips on saving water indoors, Xeriscape  and tree care recommendations.

 

 

The Gardens reflect the multitude of plants, flowers and trees and thrive in the dry Colorado climate, and include land that varies from high, dry prairie to wetlands near the river. Thirty acres of gardens are arranged in a continuous flow featuring ponds, wildlife, sculpture, a garden railroad, adventure hideaways and spectacular natural displays along a mile-and-a-quarter walking path.

 


With more than 32,000 plants from such far-away places as Australia, Africa and the Himalayas, Denver Botanic Gardens is recognized as one of the top five botanical gardens in the United States. There's something for all ages -- and all five of your senses.

 


Learn from National Xeriscape Experts at High Country Gardens!

The West Nile Virus is a real danger to gardners. Check in to this site which is located within the El Paso County Health web site for more information.

The Black Forest Slash-Mulch Program is a Wildfire Mitigation and Recycling Program of the El Paso County Solid Waste Management Department, John Fisher, Director. It is co-sponsored by the Colorado Forestry Association and the Black Forest Fire Department, in cooperation with the Colorado State Forest Service and the State Board of Land Commissioners. Call (719) 520-7878 for additional information.

The NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD SOCIETY (NABS), spearheaded what many conservationists believe is the most successful campaign in conservation history to reverse the decline of a species.

NABS did this by carefully designing birdhouses and birdhouse strategies, then establishing a network of thousands of people in more than 45 affiliate bluebird societies in almost every state and province in North America to manage tens of thousands of birdhouses in which millions of baby bluebirds have been raised.

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Horticultureal Art Society

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Want to start a community or backyard vegetable garden and you live in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area? We can help!

Here are a few web sites that may be helpful in your gardening efforts in the Falcon area. Just click on the logo in the left hand column to go to the desired web site.

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